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Italian (ITALIAN)

ITALIAN 20 Great Italians:

1 cr. Undergraduate.

An introduction to the life and works of a major figure in Italian cultural history.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 3 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 103 First-Semester Italian

4 cr. Undergraduate.

Introductory course for students who have not studied Italian previously. Oral practice, grammar, reading.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Students are required to spend an additional hr each week in the language lab in oral drill & comprehension. Counts as repeat of Italian 113.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 104 Second-Semester Italian

4 cr. Undergraduate.

Continuation of ITALIAN 103. Expands oral, written, and reading skills.

Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 103(P) or ITALIAN 113(P), or consent of instructor.

Course Rules: Counts as repeat of ITALIAN 114. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (4 retro cr).

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 110 Italian for Travelers

2 cr. Undergraduate.

Basic conversational Italian for travelers. For students with no knowledge of Italian as well as for those with a basic foundation in the language.

Prerequisites: none.

Last Taught: Summer 2007, Summer 2006, Summer 2005, Summer 2004.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 112 Italian Language and Culture for Professional Communication

4 cr. Undergraduate.

Basic conversational Italian and discussions in English of contemporary culture; for those doing business in Italy.

Prerequisites: none.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 145 Views of Italy:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Variable content, with specific topics focusing on the interrelation of literary works and sociocultural values and traditions of Italy.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 155 Masterpieces of Italian Literature in Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Major works of different periods and genres. Introduction to the critical reading of literary texts.

Prerequisites: none.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 192 First-Year Seminar:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Specific topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes each time the class is offered.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Fall 2008, Fall 1999, Fall 1997, Spring 1997.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 197 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 199 Independent Study

1-3 cr. Undergraduate.

For further information, consult dept chair.

Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2013, Fall 2003.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 203 Third-Semester Italian

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Development of reading, writing, and oral skills; review and further study of grammar.

Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 104(P) or ITALIAN 114(P), or consent of instructor.

Course Rules: Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (8 retro cr).

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 204 Fourth-Semester Italian

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Continuation of ITALIAN 203.

Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in ITALIAN 203(P) or consent of instructor.

Course Rules: Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (11 retro cr).

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 213 Grammar for Students of Foreign Languages

3 cr. Undergraduate.

An introduction to the grammatical concepts useful in studying foreign languages.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Jointly offered with, and may be used to repeat, Classic 213, English 213, French 213, German 213, Linguis 213, Polish 213, Russian 213, & Spanish 213.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 215 Italian Conversation

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Development of ability to speak and write Italian, with emphasis on everyday speech.

Prerequisites: Italian 104(P) or 114(P) or placement.

Course Rules: Should be taken conc with Italian 203 or 204. May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 229 Italian Cinema

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Historical and stylistic study of film as an expression of the contemporary culture of Italy.

Prerequisites: none.

Last Taught: Fall 2009, Fall 2005, Fall 1994.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 242 Topics in Italian American Studies:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Interdisciplinary study of aspects of Italian American ethnicity, history, and culture.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 243 Topics in Italian American Film:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Study of selected topics in Italian American film.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.

General Education Requirements: HU

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 245 Italian Fictions:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Literary themes, types, or figures as they appear throughout Italian literature.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Fall 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 256 Introduction to Italian Food Studies: A Cultural History

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Interdisciplinary study of Italian cooking and cuisine in fiction and non-fiction works from the Estruscan and Roman times to the present.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Taught in English.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 258 Contemporary Italian Society and Culture

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Interdisciplinary study, using audio-visual materials, of social, economic, and cultural features shaping Italy today.

Prerequisites: soph st.

Course Rules: In English; reading & papers in Italian required of majors (option A).

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Fall 2008.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 265 Italian Women's Studies:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Past and present conceptions of women and womanhood in Italian literature, popular tradition, opera, film autobiography, and contemporary feminist writings.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 1991, Spring 1989, Spring 1987.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 277 Italian Discussion Section:

1-2 cr. Undergraduate.

Discussion in Italian, designed to broaden perspectives, improve language skills.

Prerequisites: Italian 204(P) or cons instr.

Course Rules: Offered in conjunction w/courses in other disciplines (Anthro, Hist, Pol Sci, etc). May be retaken w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 289 Internship in Italian, Lower Division

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Application of basic principles of Italian in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Prerequisites: Each cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max. Prereq Italian 104(P) or 114(P); 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 296 UROP Apprenticeship

1-9 cr. Undergraduate.

Undergraduate research participation in a project developed with a supervising member of the faculty or staff. One cr for 45 hrs of research.

Prerequisites: acceptance to UROP; prior or conc reg in UROP seminar.

Course Rules: May be retaken to 9 cr max in any combination of UROP Apprenticeship courses.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 297 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Summer 2019, Spring 2019.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 299 Ad Hoc:

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.

Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2003.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 310 Italian Immersion

1-2 cr. Undergraduate.

Concentrated, structured practice of spoken Italian on varied contemporary topics; small-group setting with native speakers, simulating immersion experience. Improve communication skills, build vocabulary. May be offered in short-term sessions.

Prerequisites: Italian 203(P) or cons instr.

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 311 Advanced Conversation and Composition: Contemporary Italian Usage

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Development of advanced speaking, writing, and reading skills. Films and readings emphasize twentieth century Italy. Focus varies each semester.

Prerequisites: Italian 204(P) or cons instr. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 retro cr).

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2012.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 312 Contemporary Italian Language and Culture

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Contemporary culture through Italian readings, film, world wide web, and refinement of advanced conversation and composition skills. Themes vary each semester.

Prerequisites: Italian 204(P) or cons instr. Generates L&S credit for demonstrated equivalent preparation (14 cr).

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

General Education Requirements: HU

Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2013.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 313 Translation: Italian-English, English-Italian

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Contrastive study of literary and non-literary Italian and English prose styles and of the technical problems of translation.

Prerequisites: Italian 203(P) or cons instr.

Last Taught: Spring 2014.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 321 Introduction to Italian Literature

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Varied approaches to reading works by major Italian authors. Development of critical skills in speaking and writing. Texts vary each semester.

Prerequisites: Italian 204(P) or cons instr.

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2013.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 322 Introduction to Italian Literature and Film

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Interdisciplinary approaches to major works of literature and film. Development of critical reading, speaking, and writing skills. Texts vary each semester.

Prerequisites: Italian 204(P) or cons instr.

Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 333 Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Close reading of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, including their connections to the visual arts.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2017.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 333G Dante's Divine Comedy in Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Close reading of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, including their connections to the visual arts.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2017.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 335 Political Theory, Historiography, and Scientific Thought in Italy

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Nature of the universe and human history in works of Dante, Machiavelli, Galileo, Bruno, Campanella, Vico, Croce, and Gramsci. Reading and papers in Italian required of majors (option A).

Prerequisites: jr st; cons instr.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 342 Italian Migrations: A Socio-Cultural History

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Interdisciplinary examination of the social and cultural history of Italian migrations with specific focus on community formation in the United States, aspects of ethnic identity, and heritage.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Last Taught: Spring 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 357 Topics in Italian Culture in Translation:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Examination of a specific topic or genre in works from one or more periods.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2013, Fall 2011.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 383 Honors Seminar:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

A period, figure, theme, or genre. Specific aims and method of course vary according to the topic.

Prerequisites: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Spring 2004.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 391 Phonetics

2 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Theory of Italian sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) or 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 391G Phonetics

2 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Theory of Italian sounds; phonetic transcription; practice in pronunciation. Language lab may be required.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) or 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 397 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate.

Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Summer 2019, Summer 2018, Summer 2016, UWinteriM 2016.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 413 Introduction to Italian to English Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Comprehensive overview of Italian to English translation; interactive learning of vocabulary and language usage through application of different translation topics; literary, technical, personal documents translation.

Prerequisites: two of Italian 311(P), 312(P), 321(P), or 322(P) or equiv; or admis to grad prog in Translation; or cons instr.

Last Taught: Fall 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 413G Introduction to Italian to English Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Comprehensive overview of Italian to English translation; interactive learning of vocabulary and language usage through application of different translation topics; literary, technical, personal documents translation.

Prerequisites: two of Italian 311(P), 312(P), 321(P), or 322(P) or equiv; or admis to grad prog in Translation; or cons instr.

Last Taught: Fall 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 414 Advanced Seminar in Italian to English Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Advanced level Italian to English translation overview; interactive learning of language usage through advanced exercises covering different translation topics; medicine, technology, business/advertising, and film/subtitling.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 413(P); or cons instr.

Last Taught: Spring 2016.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 414G Advanced Seminar in Italian to English Translation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Advanced level Italian to English translation overview; interactive learning of language usage through advanced exercises covering different translation topics; medicine, technology, business/advertising, and film/subtitling.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 413(P); or cons instr.

Last Taught: Spring 2016.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 456 Topics in Italian Food Studies:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Interdisciplinary study of a topic or period related to Italian food culture, with attention to historical and social contexts.

Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.

Course Rules: Taught in English. May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 456G Topics in Italian Food Studies:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Interdisciplinary study of a topic or period related to Italian food culture, with attention to historical and social contexts.

Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr.

Course Rules: Taught in English. May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 457 Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Critical reading, lectures, and discussion of major works on a topic, genre, or period; attention to cultural and historical context.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 457G Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Critical reading, lectures, and discussion of major works on a topic, genre, or period; attention to cultural and historical context.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2015.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 460 The Italian Novel from Manzoni to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Major trends and critical problems.

Prerequisites: jr st, Italian 321(P) & 322(P), & cons instr; or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 460G The Italian Novel from Manzoni to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Major trends and critical problems.

Prerequisites: jr st, Italian 321(P) & 322(P), & cons instr; or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 463 Italian Poetry from Romanticism to Hermeticism

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Foscolo, Leopardi, Carducci, Pascoli, D'Annunzio, Marinetti, Campana, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 321(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 463G Italian Poetry from Romanticism to Hermeticism

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Foscolo, Leopardi, Carducci, Pascoli, D'Annunzio, Marinetti, Campana, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 321(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 466 Italian Theatre from the Commedia Dell'Arte to Pirandello

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Textual approach and historical development of the genre from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 489 Internship in Italian, Upper Division

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Application of advanced principles of Italian in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P); 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.

Course Rules: Each cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 497 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Summer 2019.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 497G Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Summer 2019.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 499 Ad Hoc:

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.

Prerequisites: jr st; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 551 Literature of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

3 cr. Undergraduate.

The first masterpieces of modern European literature from the Sicilian School of poetry to Petrarch, and from the early novellas to Boccaccio's Decameron.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 552 The Renaissance:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

One or more aspects of intellectual, literary, and artistic production in Italy from Petrarch and Humanism to the Counter-Reformation.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 552G The Renaissance:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

One or more aspects of intellectual, literary, and artistic production in Italy from Petrarch and Humanism to the Counter-Reformation.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 556 A Literary Period:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Cross-disciplinary study of the main literary, intellectual, and cultural aspects of a specific period.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 570 Outline of Italian Literary History

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Historical overview of Italian literature covering the major periods and movements and stressing the relations between literature, philosophy, and aesthetics.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 597 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 597G Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 629 Major Film Directors:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Thematic, stylistic, and aesthetic study of outstanding figures of the Italian cinema.

Prerequisites: jr st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. In English.

Last Taught: Spring 2008.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 659 The Divine Comedy

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Lectures on the life and times of Dante and reading of selected passages from his minor works.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 659G The Divine Comedy

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Lectures on the life and times of Dante and reading of selected passages from his minor works.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 660 The Divine Comedy

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Continuation of Italian 659.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 659(P) or cons instr; or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 660G The Divine Comedy

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Continuation of Italian 659.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 659(P) or cons instr; or grad st.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 670 Studies in Italian Literature:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Major movements or periods, criticism, studies in genres, relations between literature and other disciplines/arts.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 670G Studies in Italian Literature:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Major movements or periods, criticism, studies in genres, relations between literature and other disciplines/arts.

Prerequisites: jr st & Italian 311(P) & 312(P); or grad st.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 671 Major Italian Authors:

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Specific subjects may be the works of one or several authors studied in the aesthetic and intellectual contexts of the period covered.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 675 Literary Theory and Critical Perspectives

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Major trends in Italian critical thought, with emphasis on contemporary literary theory and methods; stylistic, psychoanalytic, Marxist, and semiotic criticism.

Prerequisites: jr st; Italian 311(P) & 312(P).

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 697 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 697G Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enable students studying language abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.

Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 699 Advanced Independent Reading

1-3 cr. Undergraduate.

Advanced independent work under the supervision of an Italian faculty or instructional academic staff member. For additional information, consult Italian prog coord.

Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 GPA, consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

ITALIAN 729 Major Film Directors:

3 cr. Graduate.

Thematic, stylistic, and aesthetic study of outstanding figures of the Italian cinema.

Prerequisites: grad st

Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Last Taught: Spring 2008.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

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